In May 2023, Darrius Smith was placed on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor attempt to possess marijuana.
In November 2024, Smith was sentenced to 70 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making a false alarm. He was also placed on five years probation for evading arrest and evidence tampering.
Last week (November 10), Smith was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating probation on the evading arrest and evidence tampering convictions and for assaulting an aunt and a former classmate in January 2025.
A plea agreement between Smith and the district attorney’s office also includes a lifetime protection order keeping Smith away from the former classmate.
News release from the Brazos County district attorney’s office:
On Monday, November 10, 2025, Judge John Brick of the 272nd District Court sentenced Darrius Smith to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following a plea of guilty to the offense of Burglary of a Habitation. The defendant was also sentenced to the maximum of 10 years in prison for violating his probation on the offenses of Tampering with Evidence and Evading Arrest.
The defendant was originally arrested for Evading Arrest and Tampering with Evidence in July 2023 and was sentenced to five years probation in 2024. The defendant had no criminal history at the time.
Just two months later, Bryan Police were called out to back-to-back reports of violence in a neighborhood just north of downtown Bryan. The defendant was found to have assaulted his aunt outside of her home and then fled to a neighboring address where he broke into a young woman’s bedroom and assaulted her. Through the course of the investigation and prosecution of the case it was learned that the young woman had grown up with the defendant living next door and that they had attended the same school.
In addition to the 10 year sentence, the defendant additionally agreed to a Lifetime Protective Order for the young woman.
This case was investigated by the Bryan Police Department and Investigator Michael Johse with the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office. Family Violence Chief ADA Tiffany Larsen represented the State and worked closely with the victim and her family throughout the criminal justice process.
Ms. Larsen a read the Burglary victim’s written Victim Impact Statement at the time of the plea. All victims of violent crime are afforded the right to give a Victim Impact Statement at the time of sentencing under Chapter 56A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The victim’s mother was also present for the plea.
Statement from assistant district attorney Tiffany Larsen: “The defendant violated the trust and safety of his family and his young neighbor. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own home. We are grateful to this courageous young woman and her family for their cooperation and compassion in the resolution of this case.”